Jun 22, 2026
[Jesus said to the
twelve:] 24 “A disciple is not above the
teacher nor a slave above the master; 25 it is enough for the disciple to
be like the teacher and the slave like the master. If they have
called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they
malign those of his household!
26 “So have no fear of them, for
nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered and nothing secret that
will not become known. 27 What I say to
you in the dark, tell in the light, and what you hear whispered,
proclaim from the housetops. 28 Do not fear
those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the
one who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are
not two
sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the
ground apart from your Father. 30 And even the
hairs of your head are all counted. 31 So do not be afraid; you are of
more value than many sparrows.
32 “Everyone, therefore, who
acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my
Father in heaven, 33 but whoever denies me before
others, I also will deny before my Father in
heaven.
34 “Do not think that I have come to
bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace but a
sword.
35 For I have come to set a man
against his father,
and a daughter against her
mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her
mother-in-law,
36 and
one’s foes will be members of
one’s own
household.
37 “Whoever loves father or mother
more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter
more than me is not worthy of me, 38 and whoever
does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of
me. 39 Those who find their life will
lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find
it.”